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It's wrong to blame bats for the coronavirus epidemic

  • Written by Peter Alagona, Associate Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
It's wrong to blame bats for the coronavirus epidemicA small colony of Townsend's big eared bats at Lava Beds National Monument, Calif.Shawn Thomas, NPS/Flickr

Genomic research showing that the COVID-19 coronavirus likely originated in bats has produced heavy media coverage and widespread concern. There is now danger that frightened people and misguided officials will try to curb the epidemic by culli...

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